James Oliver Seevakumaran planned school shooting, police say

Accused University of Central Florida plotter James Oliver Seevakumaran made a checklist of things to do before he attacked students early Monday morning, police said. The last item that he checked off was "pull the fire alarm," and the next task on the list was "give them hell."

His roommate, who called 911 after seeing Seevakumaran with a gun, said he heard a "click" or "pop" while he was hiding in the bathroom.

"The fire alarm went off. I opened the door to see what was going on, and he's there with like some sort of like gun, like large assault gun. I don't know if it's a real gun," the caller told a dispatcher.

Seevakumaran was found dead in a dorm room at Tower 1, an on-campus living quarters near the school's arena that houses about 500 students. Officials said Seevakumaran died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"When they went in there, they didn't know what they were going to find on the other side," said UCF Police Chief Richard Beary. "I just wanted you to see what they did and how they did it."

Police also displayed two .22 magazines, a tactical sling and a training DVD that were found in a University of Central Florida mailroom ready to be picked up by Seevakumaran.

The items had been for Seevakumaran for a week, but he never picked them up.

Police said they have been unable to find a motive for the plan.

"There is no manifesto. There's no documentation," said Beary. "We have not uncovered anything that would give us a motive or a rationale."

The checklist showed the steps Seevakumaran was going to take before carrying out the attack, and he checked each thing off the list when it was complete.

Portions of the note are illegible, but part of it says the following:11:15 head to Madhatter11:30 to before (1:30) get drunk1:30 leave and head back / get bags2:00 Take shower2:30 prepare2:55 put up YouTube, etc.3:00 pull alarm3:05 "good luck and give them hell!"

One of the tasks was to go to The Mad Hatter bar and get drunk. Police will know his blood alcohol level when they get the toxicology report.

Seevakumaran has been described by roommates and his family as a loner, and he planned to carry out the attack alone.

"We found no connections to any group or organization that would’ve showed any involvement in this situation," said Beary.

Police said Seevakumaran had shown anti-social behavior previously, according to those who knew him, but he was never seen by UCF Counseling and Psychological Services and had no student conduct record issues.

He was no longer enrolled as a student at the school and officials said they were in the process of removing him from Tower 1 where he lived with three other roommates

An officer has been stationed at Tower 1 since the incident and patrols have been increased all over the campus, the school said.

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